Awareness
•Bringing the issue of suicide into focus and magnifying choices that cause change and outcome. Action oriented to action steps, provide the opportunity and possibilities that make the difference for individuals, Ohana, workplace staff, others, and overall community wellbeing.
Aloha, Mo`olelo, and Suicide Prevention Basics - the basics of learning about the suicide a national, statewide, and community issue. Risk and strength factors, pre-postvention strategies, an action plan, to Aloha, passing life forward, a life promoting process to choosing life . Grounded in Hawaiian values.
ACTIVITIES
GATEKEEPER TRAINING
Robust growth of mind, heart, and spirit, align with opportunities that may cause change, affect behavior, and support wellbeing. Uncle Ishmael Stagner, educator and valued contributor to suicide pre-postvention, left us PINK; Puuwai (heart), Ike (mind/knowledge), Na`au (gut), and Kino (body). He taught us how to engage with others through the process of PINK, a natural way of engaging, checking in. An unassuming, honoring, and culturally mindful way to engage with others, a strengthful approach. Emphasized gatekeeper training of suicide pre-postvention programs and activities.
Partner, collaborate, engage with the training that best fits your needs; AWARENESS-Aloha, Mo`olelo, and Suicide Prevention Basics/101, Talk Saves Lives, and Mana`olana by Art`ing.
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Awareness Presentation (30 mins.-1 hour). A brief overview of postvention and services available in the aftermath of a death as well as an upstream effort before thoughts of suicide and suicide includes a brief ART`ing warmup activity. Q & A, closing remarks.
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Aloha, Mo`olelo, & Suicide Prevention Basics (1 to 1.5 hrs.)
Awareness presentations: a foundational value-based and cultural approach by promoting life through hope, help, and strength activities, that help to choose LIFE, through Aloha, passing life forward, and Hope, in taking action.
POSTVENTION
Explore your understanding and meaning through transition changes. to navigating grief and loss.. For some, the experience is traumatizingly life-altering. Grounded in Hawaiian Olelo No`eau (expressive wisdom in sayings) and Hawaiian values, through art`ing (creative rendering), processing, and reflection.. Mo`olelo/stories of perspectives of lived experiences, embraced meanings, culture, practice, traditions, and legacy. Increased strength in a sense of self-identity (confidence), place, and sense of strength resolve (coping strategies).
Hope/Mana`olana
A new day with the
the hope of starting differently; a pause, step-back, and breathe, transition.
Help/Kokua
Taking the time to mo`olelo; listen, tell, share
stories of remembrances and lived experiences expressed,
connect, relationship-building differently! Not Alone.
Strenth/Ikaika
Reaching in for strength, navigating the path to
live beyond and through the pain and despair,
in the bittersweet of
Aloha, passing life forward. A Transformation for,
THRIVE & JOY!
CONTACT INFORMATION
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(808) 271-8582
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Pua Kaninau-Santos
Relationships & Resources
Community partners engage in ongoing suicide prevention, postvention, awareness, and gatekeeper training with hope, help, and healing activities together with partners in support of minimizing the incidents of suicide , and by embracing and engaging in Aloha, passing life forward activities.
Planned activities and programs provide the opportunity to connect and build relationships while providing a much-needed service to Ohana, individuals, and the community. Together as colleagues, Prevent Suicide Hawai`i Task force members are able to provide support and resources.
Angel On My Shoulder HI Foundation: www.angelonmyshoulderhawaii.com
Prevent Suicide Hawai`i Task Force Statewide monthly meeting, 3rd Thursday, 2pm - 4pm, via zoom: dgoebert@hawaii.edu or rkaulukukui@hawaii.rr.com
AFSP HI Chapter monthly meetings: afsp.org/hawaii
Community Resource document of referral contacts, updated by Dr. Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda, regularly. jsugimoto@hawaii.edu
Department of Health list serve with updated resource announcements: ZeruiRenee.Yu@doh.hawaii.gov
Contact: Angel OMS HIF, Pua Kaninau-Santos, (808) 271-8582, pkshawaii@gmail.com
In Partnership with
Come, join us for the opportunities that change toss our way, when open to the possibilities of JOY!
Connecting partners with Aloha, Passing Life Forward is vital to the wellness of each and every individual and families..